diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 77a35fb..06a4b9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,35 +1,32 @@
 name: Release
-on:
+'on':
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-
+      - next
+      - beta
+      - '*.x'
 permissions:
   contents: read # for checkout
-
 jobs:
   release:
-    name: Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write # to be able to publish a GitHub release
       issues: write # to be able to comment on released issues
       pull-requests: write # to be able to comment on released pull requests
       id-token: write # to enable use of OIDC for npm provenance
+    name: release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@8f152de45cc393bb48ce5d89d36b731f54556e65 # v4.0.0
         with:
-          node-version: '20.9.0' # Updated to the latest LTS version
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci # Changed to npm ci for a clean install based on lock file
-      - name: Verify the integrity of provenance attestations and registry signatures for installed dependencies
-        run: npm audit signatures
-      - name: Release
+          cache: npm
+          node-version: lts/*
+      - run: npm clean-install
+      - run: npm audit signatures
+      # pinned version updated automatically by Renovate.
+      # details at https://semantic-release.gitbook.io/semantic-release/usage/installation#global-installation
+      - run: npx semantic-release@21.0.2
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: npx semantic-release